Nuclear Security Summit and Workshop 2015: "Preventing, Understanding and Recovering from Nuclear Accidents" lessons learned from Chernobyl and Fukushima

Abstract

The Nuclear Disaster Summit was a two-day international conference held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Thought leaders with diverse expertise, including nuclear physics and engineering, biology, policy, security, and health issues participated in the event, designed to address: (1) prevention of nuclear accidents, (2) preparing and securing nuclear facilities in the event of catastrophic natural disasters, (3) assisting survivors in impacted areas in both the near- and long-term, (4) addressing near-term environmental consequences, (5) developing measures to facilitate environmental and economic recovery, and (6) implementing standardized policies for disaster preparedness and recovery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017895

Entities

People

  • Heather Meeks
  • Samantha Das
  • Tomoko Steen

Organizations

  • Georgetown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • International Law
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security